In addition to performances of several of his own works next season, Carnegie Hall's 2013–2014 Richard and Barbara Debs Composer's Chair David Lang has taken the opportunity to look beyond his compositions at a broader musical landscape by curating the collected stories project.

Commemorating the 10th anniversary of Zankel Hall, the multi-genre series showcases different modes of storytelling in music, from medieval Beowulf to conceptual Cage to world premieres, pulling together disparate threads from past and present and across many traditions to highlight the ways music and narrative work together.